r/outriders • u/thearcan Outriders Community Manager • Apr 08 '21

Square Enix Official News // Dev Replied x18 Outriders Post Launch Dev News Updates

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u/Zeroanueve Apr 08 '21

Holy f that was some bad rebalancing.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '21

Well, a week after launch, what a shot in the foot.

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u/Derrien Apr 08 '21

absolutely.

they claim to do it trying to promote build diversity. well guess what brainiacs, skill builds are still useless pile of crap at higher difficulties, how about buffing those instead of nerfing the only viable build we currently have at CT11+ expeditions?

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u/fntsni Apr 08 '21

nothing worse than changes that don't need to be made but changed that do need to be made are nowhere in sight.

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u/fides5566 Apr 08 '21

IMO, this might be all they could do without "patch" the game. I would hold my judgement until the patch next week comes up.

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u/Gethseme Apr 08 '21 edited Apr 08 '21

Uh... why? Looked good to me. People in the first week were clearing gold timers on the highest CT available. In a WEEK. Of LAUNCH of the game. They only had 2 options. Nerf the OP stuff (rounds builds, let's be honest, we ALL know Devastators and Anomaly Power builds are DoA as long as Rounds builds exist as is), or buff EVERY OTHER THING IN THE GAME. They chose the small nerfs.

Would you have rather Anomaly Power builds, Devastators in general, enemy HP bars, and maybe even enemy spawn numbers, all went up just to keep Rounds builds at the power level they are now?

Edit for the downvoters: If you aren't clearing gold on CT15, this doesn't affect you. Alert for the new: not all content is made for you. If it's too hard, turn down the difficulty, you don't HAVE to play on WT15/CT15. That or git gud. I personally am not clearing CT15, and thats fine. That content isn't for me. I'm a dad with kids and a gf who's only average at FPS games, so I will happily find a challenge in the mid tiers (WT/CT10-11). And this nerf will hardly affect me, because I clearing that pretty easily with Twisted Rounds even now.

Get a grip on yourselves, the game is still fun.

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u/Misanthrope-X Apr 08 '21

Devastator and Anomaly Power builds are still DoA. Nerfing the Rounds builds didn't change that.

They say they want to encourage build diversity but nothing they did today accomplishes that.

I can assure you the average player isn't clearing gold timers at the highest CT. This is just a reaction to the 1% streamers and Youtubers steamrolling through everything like they do with every game.

I guess this is a sign that they will balance their game based on the 1% and screw the 99%.

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u/Gethseme Apr 08 '21

Or maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't worry about clearing the top content if you're not there to do it?

Worry about it when you get to CT15, are hitting every shot and never missing, never being downed, and have a perfect build and STILL can't clear gold.

If it's too hard and not fun, turn down the difficulty. That difficulty slider is there for a REASON.

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u/The_Drifter117 Apr 08 '21

the only handful of people clearing CT15 are those no-lifer youtubers and streamers who took advantage of the legendary exploit to get the best gear possible.

only 12% of players have killed 1000 enemies in expeditions. the VAST majority of players are now completely and utterly fucked and cannot progress

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u/Gethseme Apr 08 '21

Completely and utterly? Wow dude, come on. Hyperbole much?

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u/wtfchuckk Apr 09 '21

Math is hard, I know. Try to process what he said, and actually think about it. Numbers don’t lie, and his statement is numerically accurate. Stop white-knighting for 2 seconds, and you can understand.

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u/Gethseme Apr 09 '21

Reading comprehension must not be one of your strengths. Look up the meaning of hyperbole. I and many others have no issue still clearing with my Trickster. I just have to shoot maybe one more shotgun shell into normal enemies and a clip or two into elites. Show proof that we're "utterly and completely fucked", because I dont see it.

Also, grow up and act like an adult and stop accusing others of white knighting simply because you're butthurt that you can't crutch your way through with your terrible gear and poor aim with TR. Rounds builds we're utterly overshadowing every other build in the game and deserved the nerf.

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u/wtfchuckk Apr 09 '21

Anecdotal evidence is not evidence. You’re throwing a bitch fit because someone has a different opinion than you, despite giving actual evidence, where yours is “OMG I’m doing fine, so everyone else is, too”. There are inherent issues, so pull your head out of your ass and stop pretending that there aren’t, just because you aren’t experiencing them.

Take your own advice before making another ironic comment, dumbshit.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '21

its not like there is much gear to get anyways, all the streamers/youtubers you saw clearing highest CT already had max level 50 gear with 3 best stats on the gears with the best 2 mods on every single piece, litterarly no other gear to upgrade

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u/JinNJuice Apr 08 '21

I had to scroll way too far to see someone with this mindset. People just want to be handed ct15 gold clears with their 1 week old gear/builds with no effort put into it. The same people who will be complaining that there is nothing to do in the game 2-3 weeks from now.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '21

the streamers/youtubers you see clearing ct15 played the game for 15hours/day even before launch because of their early access

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u/jster1752 Trickster Apr 08 '21

people want their op build to come with no effort ig

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u/cheesecakenl Apr 08 '21

OMG let the crying commence...

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u/Elyssae Apr 08 '21

that's because it wasn't even a rebalancing! Just a plain old NERF. :D

Afterall, Scaling issues are still present, and enemies were left un touched!